Agile learning: A transition to the ‘Wrap-Around’ model Image: UWI open Campus Getting it right as a young institution offering open and distance learning has many challenges, not the least of which is finding a model for content development that is rapid, susta... Read More September 22, 2015 News
Looking for a T.I.P? Training Innovation in Practice In our busy corporate world it is often challenging for learning professionals today to find ways to enhance employee engagement in an organisation’s learning initiatives and provide them with an overall meanin... Read More September 22, 2015 News
Data against drop-outs: Using big data to manage student attrition Dr Ellen Wagner, Chief Research and Strategy Officer for the Predictive Analytics Reporting (PAR) Framework Most experts agree that recent shifts in educational technology are driving change in teacher-pupi... Read More September 11, 2015 News
Technology and interpreting: New opportunities raise new questions Barbara Moser-Mercer The integration of new technologies in interpreter training and practise is helping the industry meet increasing demands more swiftly and reliably. More opportunities are emerging to tr... Read More September 10, 2015 News
Busting ‘neuromyths’: Scientists step in to improve learning Hilary Leevers, Head of Education and Learning at the Wellcome Trust Many areas of neuroscience have the potential to have great impact on the classrooms of the future, but progress is often hindered by a s... Read More August 25, 2015 News
All eyes on student data privacy It is a generally accepted truth that the growth of big data has had a negative knock-on effect on privacy. And whilst it’s the more high profile data breaches that stick in your mind – take last year’s infamou... Read More August 25, 2015 News
Edtech tool of the month: Talkwall Not just your average visualisation tool, Talkwall, a service which allows for innovative teacher-student engagement in classrooms, is based on new research that explores designs for involving students in rich,... Read More August 24, 2015 News
The iPad school movement shaking up the system What do you do when you see a school system stuck in the past, failing to prepare students for a modern, digital future? You start a new one. That was Dutch entrepreneur Maurice de Hond’s reason fo... Read More August 24, 2015 News
Infographic: Breaking down the badge buzz The growing Open Badge ecosystem continues to dominate discussion in the world of e-learning. Are Open Badges being widely recognised? Is the current system sustainable? What new tools and approaches will allow... Read More August 24, 2015 News
Flipped classroom: three tips for turning teaching around If you’re looking for flipped learning methods to help engage students both in and out of the classroom, and free up time to make lessons more practical and collaborative, then you’ve come to the right place. W... Read More August 24, 2015 News
